The Liverpool
Academy of Arts

No Business Like
Show Business

The
first event of the LAA 2002 calendar is an open exhibition giving artists the
chance to show us their views on show business.

ShowBusiness in its various forms has always had a fascination
for artists as shown in the paintings of Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Sickert etc.
The director of the LAA, June Lornie, who was closely involved with show
business for many years prior to taking over the LAA , felt that there is a lot
of a scope for our Merseyside artists to really go to town, both literally and
figuratively, with their imagination on theatres, costumes, circus's, songs
from the shows, buskers etc. You can judge for yourself by visiting the
exhibition, or looking at some of the samples below.

The
show was opened by Liverpool comedian Ken Dodd.

The exhibition will open Monday to Friday between
12 and 4.00 pm from Tuesday 5th until Friday 22nd February. For details on how
to get there see How to Find Us

Below are some sample pictures frm the exhibiton.
Just click on an image to see it full screen.